Today, building a large business from scratch no longer requires decades of slow, incremental growth. Thanks to angel and then venture capital investments, tens of thousands of companies around the world became big businesses in a matter of years, and companies such as Facebook and Google generally became one of the largest in the world by capitalization. Attracting a venture investor is a huge chance for a business to grow and even change the world. But getting venture capital investment is not a matter of luck or chance. This is a certain technology. The book, written by one of the world's leading experts in the field of venture capital financing, talks about how the global market for investment in startups works, how investors approach the valuation of companies and what they expect from businessmen at presentations. The book is full of invaluable advice on how to negotiate, what criteria to use to select partners, what legal risks need to be considered and, most importantly, how all partners should act to maximize the value of the business for both founders and investors. The book is intended for startupers and managers of innovative companies.